Archive · 7 Aug 2026
2 Accused in Haryana Gangster Murder Die in Police Encounter
There is a place in India called Haryana.
A local gangster named Biru Valmiki was shot and killed in Karnal district.
The police thought two men, Harsh and Birbal, did it.
The next night, police got a tip that the two men were riding a motorcycle.
Police went to stop them.
The police say the men fired at them first.
So the police fired back.
Both men were hurt and taken to a hospital.
Sadly, doctors said they had died.
The police also found guns and bullets and kept the motorcycle.
Two men, Harsh (24) and Birbal (29), accused of murdering a gangster died in a police encounter near Ghoghadipur village in Haryana's Karnal district.
The encounter occurred Thursday midnight, a day after gangster Biru Valmiki was allegedly shot in the head in Karnal.
Police said they acted on a late-night tip-off that the duo were travelling on a motorcycle along the canal embankment toward Ghoghadipur.
According to the police, the suspects allegedly opened fire first, prompting officers to retaliate; both men were declared dead at a hospital.
Haryana Police seized firearms, ammunition, and the motorcycle allegedly used by the suspects.
- Who
- Harsh (24) and Birbal (29), the accused; the victim Biru Valmiki; and Haryana Police
- What
- Two men accused of killing a gangster died after an exchange of gunfire with police
- When
- Thursday midnight, one day after the murder
- Where
- Near Ghoghadipur village in Karnal district, Haryana
- Why
- Police moved to intercept the duo on a tip-off; the suspects allegedly opened fire first
- Victim
- Biru Valmiki, a local gangster
- Accused who died
- Harsh (24) and Birbal (29)
- Encounter location
- Near Ghoghadipur village, Karnal district, Haryana
- Timing
- Thursday midnight, a day after the murder
- Accused residences
- Harsh of Nilokheri, Karnal; Birbal of Matarwa Kheri village, Kaithal
- Items seized
- Firearms, ammunition, and the motorcycle allegedly used by the suspects
- Cause of death
- Gunshot injuries sustained during the exchange of fire; declared dead at a hospital